diff --git a/src/backups.js b/src/backups.js
index c4cf2d5ff..d23e5c01e 100644
--- a/src/backups.js
+++ b/src/backups.js
@@ -412,8 +412,8 @@ function upload(backupId, format, dataLayoutString, progressCallback, callback)
 
                     tarStream.on('progress', function(progress) {
                         const transferred = Math.round(progress.transferred/1024/1024), speed = Math.round(progress.speed/1024/1024);
-                        if (!transferred && !speed) return progressCallback({ message: 'Uploading' }); // 0M@0Mbps looks wrong
-                        progressCallback({ message: `Uploading ${transferred}M@${speed}Mbps` });
+                        if (!transferred && !speed) return progressCallback({ message: 'Uploading backup' }); // 0M@0Mbps looks wrong
+                        progressCallback({ message: `Uploading backup ${transferred}M@${speed}Mbps` });
                     });
                     tarStream.on('error', retryCallback); // already returns BackupsError